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Welcome City Council discusses roads

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WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday evening and approved a resolution brought up by County Highway Engineer Kevin Peyman that would designate the road that used to be State Highway 263 from Ceylon to Welcome as County State Aid Highway 27. Peyman reminded the council that some ...

Festivities in Fairmont tonight

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WELCOME — The Glows Parade will be at 6 p.m. today, Nov. 21 from Downtown Plaza to Lincoln Park in Fairmont. Jackson will have a winter parade on Nov. 28. Area churches have not scheduled Thanksgiving Day services. St. John's Lutheran in Sherburn and St. Paul's Lutheran in Wilbert have ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Verna M. Erickson, 43, of Fairmont, was convicted of failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk-no traffic signals-first; fined $185. Received an additional charge of uninsured vehicle-owner violation; dismissed. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Joshua D. ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Wednesday, Nov. 19 2:57 a.m. — A suspicious person was reported in the 2600 block of South Albion Avenue. 3:53 a.m. — A suspicious person was reported at Redwood Drive and Day Street. 10:06 a.m. to 5:08 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. One of ...

Sixth generation farmer speaks on current issues

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FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness meeting, sixth-generation farmer Haley Ammann-Ekstrom shared her story and the issues facing farmers like her. In addition to farming, Ekstrom said she and her father both work full-time jobs. With this, she said they ...

Ash recognized for dedication to rural health care

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FAIRMONT— Today is Rural Health Day and the Minnesota Department of Health has recently recognized United Hospital District’s (UHD) chief executive officer, Rick Ash, with the 2025 Minnesota Community Star Award. Ash was one of just four individuals and two organizations state-wide to ...